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The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24
CURRENT COM I'M EMIT,
GREATER LAMBENCY.
Louisville Courier-,Journal.


The people are not huddle of children
playing at hide-and-seek, nor the press
dark closet for the concealment of dirty
linen nor the President sacred beast to be
sllcked over each morning. with a bit of
picked pork. The more light there is. the
more truth; the less blind servility to power,
the greater lambency and potency of polti-
cal and party moYment. We live in the
nineteenth not in the fifteenth century
we live in America, not in Asia.
THIRD PARTIES.
st. Louis Gobe-Democrat
1t is curious and significant fact that in
the recent election in Philadelphia the Labor
candidate for Mayor received only 1,664 votes
out of a total of 154, 365. This does not imply,
OF course, that the labor organizations Of
that city are going to pieces, but it does in
dictate very clearly that the members of said
organizations are getting tired of the third
party plan of protecting their rights and
promoting their welfare.
NIGHT HATE GOOD EFFECT.
N Y. Tribune.
Delaying the appropriation bills, cutting
them down below the needs of the govern
ment and depending on the Senate to in
crease them is a usual Democratic trick in
the House. 1t is being played again this
session, and next fall we will hear the usual
comparisons about the economy of the
House and the extravaganza of the Senate.
The appropriation bills are properly the care
of the House, and if the Senate were to en-
act them substantially as they come from
that body it would have good effect. The
public interests might suffer temporarily,
but in teaching the House that 1t could no
longer make catspaw of the Senate, some
good might be accomplished.
HEAPS OF TROUBLE ON THE PRESIDENTS
MIND.
Providence Journal
The President is postponing the appoint-
ment of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sioners in order to give his time to the CON
sideration of legislative measures. He has
not selected single man for the Commission
yet, in spite of continuous reports to the con-
trary. He now has on his hands the APP
pointment of a Secretary and Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury, a Treasurer of the
United States, a sub-Treasurer at New York,
five Railroad Commissioners, Minister to
Turkey and another to Austria. Probably
he will have Public Printer to appoint, al
SO, as Mr. Benedict is pretty sure to be re-
Jected: With all this accumulation of COM
plexities, and Gov. Hill growing daily more
bumptious and ambitious, Mr.. Cleyeland's
lot is not to be enyied.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24

The Vermont railroad commissioners after
thorough investigation, which appears to
have been conducted solely with view Of
getting at the facts, report that the White
River disaster was the result of the breaking
OF rail, and acquit the railroad company
and its employees Of all blame in the matter.
The defect in the rail was of such charac-
ter that 1t could not have been detected by
inspection. The commissioners find that
train was running at moderate rate of
speed at the time of the accident, and that
all the employees acted judiciously when the
calamity came. 1t is gratifying that the
commissioners have been able to make a re-
port Of this character, for in some of the Yer
mont papers there have appeared statements
which tended to show that the disaster
might have been due in part to criminal care
lessness or recklessness. Though such acci-
dents as this was in its inception cannot be
wholly prevented by human foresight, the
destruction of the cars by fire and the burn
ing to death of the unfortunate passengers
confined in them undoubtedly can be, and the
public will not hold the railroad companies
guiltless If they go on in the future using
the coal stove and the oil lamp.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24

OartnyS special boomerS-the GUS
mouse and post ofiice-are piling up
considerable campaign fund. The Collector
and Postmaster have come down handsomely
with $500 apiece, the Surveyor and Appraiser
have pooled in hundred each, and the
underlings have Clipped in smaller amounts.
The Hon. Frank Jones Of New Hampshire,
one Of the directors Of the Boston & Maine
railroad, is credited with having subscribed
$500. 1t looks very much as if the custom
house and post office had joined drives
with the railroads to elect Mr.. Mccarthy.
Perhaps the people of Portland will like this
programme
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24

Contrary to general expectation, Sir John
Macdonald appears to have succeeded in
keeping his grip ON the Dominion govern
ment, though the Conservative majority of
seventy in the last Parliament is cut down
to less than score. Protection and oppo-
sition to reciprocity with the United States
pulled him through. Had the contest turned
entirely on the conduct of the finances of the
confederation, as the Liberals sought to have
it, Sir John would undoubtedly have been
beaten, for his financial showing was a
wretched one. But rightly or wrongly, the
people got the idea into their heads that Sir
Edward Blake and the Liberals were free
traders and If they came into power would
tear down the present tariff. Sir John Mac
donald and the Conservatives have con-
trolled the government now for nine years,
and the election of Tuesday gives them a
new lease of power. Whether the United
States would have found it any easier to set
tie the fisheries dispute with Liberal
ministry is doubtful. Both the Domin-
ion parties pledged themselves on the
stump and in the press during the recent
campaign to maintain the rights of the Ca
madam fishermen to the fullest extent, and
the chances are that Sir Edward Blake
would have been as stiff in his demands as
Sir John Macdonald
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24

President Cleveland's argument against
the dependent pension bill that it would pen
sion many who enlisted near the close of the
war and gave no actual service will apply
with as much force to the Mexican pension
bill which he approved. 1O1 ,2S2 soldiers were
summoned to take part in the Mexican con-
fiict, of whom seventy-four thousand were
volunteers and the remainder belonged to the
regular army. Of the volunteers Alabama
raised SO26, with not one reported killed,
wounded or lost; Florida sent $40, none
Killed or wounded; North Carolina 935. with
no loss; Georgia 2,132 with killed and
wounded; Louisiana 7,947, and 10 killed. .
who died, and wounded; Missouri sent Z
Ole, with 20 killed and 46 wounded: Tennes-
see 5,s65, with 43 killed and 1919 wounded !.
Texas supplied S,01S volunteers, and in that
terrible and arduous campaign lost ~ and
had % wounded; Virginia raised 1920 none
killed and four wounded. California sent
81, Massachusetts LOST, Michigan /, JOB, New
Jersey 425, Wisconsin 146. the Mormons 5S5
with none killed and none wounded. OF the
entire army of 101 900 men, 1,049 were killed.
sos died of wounds, and 1920 were injured
and recovered. OF the 2,731 men contribut
ed from Northern States not one was hurt.
Yet the President has sanctioned the pay
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24

With the help Of Papal influence Bismarck
appears to have succeeded in electing enough
members of the Reichstag favorable to theSep-
tennate bill to secure its passage. The growing
strength of the Socialists however, which is
clearly shown by the returns, especially
from the large. cities, must give him some
nneasiness. 1t tends to show that the Ger
man people are not always to remain content
to live under the harsh military despotism
which Bismarck and Won Moltke have built
mn
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24
WARD ..

The Hon. William H. Clifford was report
present at the Democratic banquet in Brook
Ign Tuesday evening, and also at the Demo-
cratic banquet in Biddeford which took
place the same evening. A man equal to
that achievement might easily fill two for
eign missions.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24
CITY ELECTION.
MONDAY, MARCH z.
Republican Nominations.
FOR MAYOR,
CHARLES j. CHAPMAN.

WARD
4tder7nGf-Riehard X. Galley
Co'tacit'nen-George Trefethen, Francis Hig-
gins, j. r. Hutchinson.
Udrdel-H. p. Dewey.
C'erk-Osman Munroe.
Coastabies-Ruel NJ. Field, Edward k. Heath.
WARD =.
Atdernadn--Isaiah Daniels.
Cofulcii1aeia-FTank E. Haggett, William CAM
NETT, Levi NJ Blake.
Wdrden-Frank Plummer.
CleFk-Thomas Pennell.
School CODlRittce-EZra Drew,
well. ss' Ram "unne-
WARD ,.
Alder1ndn--H. Ii. Kicker,
Coteacitmen-Ozman Adams Frank II. Cushing,
Alexander I. Laughln.
Wdrdell-Albert K. Perry
Clerk Edward Il. Tompson.
constdLtes-F I. Merrill, E. A. Leighton.
WARD A.
Accommodation f. Redlon.
co,taef!nel.-L A. Goudy George A. Clark,
Wdfden George A. Dow
Ctrrk-J. Nj. Mason.
School COHlDtitee-Ira s. Locke.
C0aStdbieS-A. NJ. Sawyer William p. Larkin.
WARD 5.
AEdernan-William H, Smith
Cotuctlmen--John f. Rand, John NJ. Peck,
George w. Sylvester.
Wdrdea-Charles A. Perry.
tterk-George L. Barr0ws
tosh. '''''''''
WARD q.
Alde1md1l-Wilam NJ. Marks
Coanctinlell-Ansel q. Dewey George II. Alb.
bott, Edward w. Kent.
Wdrdell-Josah ii. Drummond, Jr
Clerk-Charles A.. Strout.
School Coninlittee-Albert T. Dunn.
Coistddles-Lmcoln S. Ray, S. ID. Lincoln.
WARD
-dtdeTmdn-Herbert q. Briggs.
Cotmcitmen-John 7. Hobbs, Eliphalet G..
Spring. James &. MeGlau1in.
WdrdeH = w. II. Plummer.
CIerk--Wilford G. Chapman.
School CO7lnlittee-Sias II. McAlDine
ConstdbleS-Benjamin W. Slower, BENJAMIN
Burnham.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24
INC enthusiasm with which COW nam n.

The enthusiasm with which Gov. Hill was
greeted at the Brooklyn banquet must make
the President little uneasy, notwithstand-
the governor warmly praised his administra-
ton. Governor Hill is very dear to the
Jacksonians and the boys with cold
toes, and in their heart Of hearts they
would be only too glad to boom him openly
for President, as they are now doing secret
and Mr.. Hill, Notwithstanding the
tory words he speaks of the ad-
probably would not refuse to
| ifhe saw any chance of sue
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24

ment OF pension to any volunteer of that
war OF sixty days service, who is disabled
or dependent; while he has refused the same
thing to the volunteers of the UNNECESSARILY
more arduous and bloody struggle to pre-
servo tho TTnion
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24

What the Labor Committee appears to be
struggling for is ten hour bill that will
please all the laboring men and not affront
any of the manufacturers. That would be
an ideal measure, but we fear it is destined
never to be realized. The heart of man is
desperately selfish.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING. FEB. "a.

We do not read anonymous letters and commun
cations The name and address of the writer are
in all cases indisp not necessarily for pub
LEGATION but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24
LOOK AT THE BARGAINS.

Mems All Wool Suits 100
and So. 90, worth $500 and
$1,000.
Mems All Wool Suits ST. 90
and SO, worth $l2 and SI8.
Mems Suits Si2 and SI5,
worth $40 and $25.
Mems Black Worsted Coats
and Vests only So each, cut
Prince Albert style, worth
$I2.
Mems Overcoats $3.50 and
So, worth SIS and $40.
Mems overcoats So and $40,
worth SIS and $l8.
Mems and Young Mems Ov-
ercoatS, $l2 and SIS, worth
$40 and $25.
Mems Trousers 81, Sl.25 and
$i.5o, worth So and $3.50.
Mems Trousers S 200 and
$3.50, worth So and So. so.
Mems Trousers $3.50, So
and$ 8, worth So to ST.
Mems Office Coats SO cents
worth 81.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24

This very large and desirable stock of Ready Made
Clothing for Men and Boys, has been placed in our
hands to sell regardless of cost or former prices
They have been placed on separate counters in the
front of the store, prices marked red tickets to
distinguish from the rest of the stock, and will be
offered at the lowest prices ever named on good
goods until sold. This stock comprises some extra
fine values in Spring and Summer Clothing, Suits,
Pants, Light Weight Over coats, &C., well as Ov-
ercoats, listers and Suits for winter.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24

Boys overcoats 81, and I.5O,
worth 200 and 500.
Boys Knee Pant Suits So. 90
and $50, worth So and So.
Boys Knee Pant Suits in
small sizes only $3.50,
worth 500 to 100.
Boys All Wool Knee Pants,
in sizes q to Is years, only
Sl.OO, worth 200.
NoTIcE-3oo Boys fine Seer
sucker Shirt Waists in Sizes
q to Ia years, 70 cent quail
ty, at only IS cents each.
Boys Shirt Waists only Is
entS each.
Hundreds of Boys 81, and
I.25 Star Laundered Waists,
in all sizes, at onlv so and
rs cents each.
Mems Brown Duck Jumpers
only 10 cts, 80 cent quality.
Mems Leather Jackets So.
Mems Cardigan Jackets
200 and $50 quality at
Sl.OO each.
$500 and $50 quality cardi-
gans at Si.5O each.
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DIED IN GREAT AGONY.
A Little Child has HydrOphObia from
the Bite Of a Dog.

CHICAGO, July 23-Arthur Mueller aged two
years, died yesterday from hydrophobia. Five
weeks ago last Sunday the family were at pub
1lc garden and the boy was playing outside when
small black dog rushed up to the little fellow
biting him on the third finger OF his left hand and
scratching him slightly on the cheek. The father
was called to the child by his cries and was him.
self bitten on the thumb by the dog. Mr.. Mueller
then shot the animal and subsequently went into
an adjoining drug store to have the wounds OF
himself and his child Is dressed.
For some unknown reason the wounds OF the
child were not cauter1zed, though that OF Mr..
Mueller was, the little ones wounds
being only treated with carboic salve.
AS the chtld's woudds healed rapidly no
further attention was paid to the matter, and
when he was taken sick last wednesday evening
no one thought or the dog bites OF some weeks
ago as being the cause OF his illness. On Thursday
morning the child was so Ill that a doctor was
called and on the first examination attributed the
illness to Overheating. The same evening the boy
was attacked with well-known symptoms of hydro
phObia, which lasted throughout the night. Yester
day morning, when the doctor made a second visit,
IL was seen tnat there was no hope or the chlld's
recovery. He fingered along, having periodical
commissions, until the afternoon, when he died In
great agony.
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LONDON GOSSIP.
Ruskin's Severe Illness-Ncyv Books to
Come Out Soon.

Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, July 23.-Dunng the past fortnight
Ruskin has been SO Ill that he has been compelled
to keep his bed. He suffers from extreme prostra-
tion, and takes hardly any food. The doctor is In
daily attendance His condition causes his friends
some anxiety, though 1t is not considered critical
The letters contributed by myself to the Pal
Mall Gazette and eight English provincial papers
upon the Bodyke eyictions with four additional
chapters, and illustrated from instantaneous pho
tographs, Will appear next week In a collected
FORM entitled 'Bodyke; Chapter in the History
OF Irish LandlordiSm." They will be published in
London by Unwin ard in New York by Putnam.
Shaw Lefezre is at work on a book dealing with
England's foreign policy during the present GEN.
tury.
sydney Burton has q new work in press, under
the title OF "Finance in Politics Since the Crimean
War;"
Southby announces the sale on the 27th inst. OF
the Holograph mss. OF several poems by Rossett,
among them being "Rosemary," occupying forty
seven pages; 1.-THE White Ship, twenty-Si pages;
''The Kings Tragedy" forty -five pages
The rumOr OF Stanley's death received no credit
here.
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He il Said to Have a Very Important
Mission.

CHICAGO, July GA local paper says: Sir John
B. Thurston, lieutenant governor OF the Fiji
Islands, left for Washington via Pittsburg Thurs
day night on a very important mission. While
Mr. Thurston was here he kept his business very
secret and left the impression that his trip was
one for pleasure solely. However, IL has leaked
out that his object is to attend an important meet
United States is taking a friendly interest. Ex-
actly what the meeting will be cannot be said,
but IL is known that representatives OF Great
Britain the United States and Germany will be
present, and it Is believed that Samoan matters
will be talked over, and that some kind OF triple
alliance OF these governments will be arranged.
Although Samoa possesses king the government
OF the island Is I'm q most unsatisfactory state,
the condition being not unlike that OF the Sand
wich Islands 1t is possible that the tripartite
conference Is the result of desire to establish
more stable form or government, and the repre-
SentativeS may nix upon some plan by which one
government cannot obtain an undue advantage OF
the samoan commerce to the detriment OF the
others.
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Underground Railroads.

HOW THE PROBLEM OF RAPID TRANSIT Is 70 -
SOLVED IN CHICAGO.
Articles were filed in Chicago yesterday fncor.
porating the Metropolitan Railway Co. OF that
city, capital stock $30 600 OO0 The incorporators
are Eli II. Doud, Jno. Miller, Jno Gray, Henry w.
Leman, Jno. s. Miller and BenJ +. Chase, all OF
Chicago. The scheme is TO provide that city with
a network OF underground railways, and thus
solve the problem OF municipal travel, which, lt
seems, no amount or surface rails or bus lines can
ever do. Henry w. Leman, one OF the most active
movers in the enterprises, said that the system
was to be an underground railway for rapid tran
SIT In the city suburbs Its lines might be ope-
rated by steam, compressed air. electricity, or
other suitable power. II was designed TO lay tun-
nels thirty ve feet under the streets reaching 70
all quarters OF the city. The lines on the principal
streets would comprise four tunnels TWO each ior
trains moving In different directions, and ap.
preached by staircases from the street corners at
intervals OF about half mile. The tunnels are 70
be OF brick and masonry, and lighted by electric.
fly and ventilated by powerful fans, which VIII
force and exhaust the air. The whole system Is 70
be similar in design 70 the Underground railways
OF London and Paris and would overcome al the
objections advanced against elevated roads an1
fast service motors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-23

Mr.. GARLANDS OPINION ON TIE ACT TO RESTRICT
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP IN LAND.

Mr.. GARLAND'S OPINION ON TIE ACT TO RESTRICT
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP IN LAND.
The opinion OF the Attorney General as to the
construction OF the law passed by the last Con-
gress prohibiting aliens from acquiring or holding
real estate in the United States has been made
public in It's full text. The Attorney Generals
conclusions are:
1st. AS mines are real estate or inheritable in
terestS In real estate, the act does not apply to
them.
I'd AS stock in corporation is personality, an
alien can lawfully have, own, and hold shares OF
stock issued by the American corporation, which
IS now the owner OF mineral lands In territories;
but II the holding by aliens exceeds 20 per cent
such corporation can neither acquire, hold own,
nor hereafter acquire real estate while more than
20 per cent OF the stock is held and owned by
aliens.
Sd. Under the act the advancement of money
hereafter by aliens for the purpose OF developing
mining property is lawful, but no interest in the
real estate can be acquired by such advancement,
nor would an alien have the right to purchase the
real estate, nor any interest therein, ON q loan
made since the passage OF the act, even II sold
his own security or lien.
4th. Aliens may lawfully contract with Ameri-
can owners to work mines by personal contracts
for hire, or by bona tide leases for reasonable
time.
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Montgomery County Matters.
fHE DEMOCRATIC rPRIMAKJEs TO-DAY PERSONA
NOTES FROM hOCRvuLR.

mOht8Onexy county Mattef0s
THE DEAoCRATIC PRINAKJEs TO-DAY - PERSONAL.
NOTES FROM nOCKvuLR.
Correspondence of The EVENING STAR
ROCKVILLE, Md, July %.
Democratic primary elections will be held In the
thirteen districts OF the county tomorrow, be-
ginning at am. and closing at pm. The fol-
lowing is the list OF candidates competing for
nomination: For governor, L. Victor Baughman
and ChaS. B. Roberts; controller OF treasury, E.W
LIE Compte and J. +. Turner; attorney general
VIM. A. Fisher, II. Kyd Douglas; State represent
ativeS Uhree to be chosen), Saml Riggs, o. H. p
Clark, Hobart Hutton, T. ID. Laird. 3. S. White
Edward WOOttOn; States attorney, Ii. Maurice
Talbot, Alex. Kigour, Edward Peter, and Chas
w. Prettyma judges OF Orphans Court Ghree to
be chOsen), w. w. Poole, Dand Gririth, Robt. E.
Connell, stephen NJ. Lyddane, Saml Darby; county
commissioners, VIM. II. Mannakee, j. p. Sellman,
VIM. X. Gather, j. n. Denton, L. A. Darby, j. d.
Gardner, N. NJ. Perry, j. c. Holland, n. j. Walker
IhoS. Z. Hardesty, J: Green Etchison; sheriff, w.
W.White, S. r. Mullican A. F. Fa1rall, w. II. Carr
Z. ID. .v1nSon; county surveyor, e. +. Townsend.
Cooke ID. Luckett has resigned the professorship
OF the Rockville Academy.
Rev. Gilbert Harney has resigned the pastorate
OF the Rockville Christian church TO accept q call
to Indiana.
Mrs. Entwise and daughter, and Miss Mary WILL
son, OF Washington, are spending a few days with
friends here.
Miss Bessie Lyddane is visiting friends in West
WASHINGTON.
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Treasury Department Appointments.
The following appointments have been made In
the Treasury under civil-service rules:
Mrs Helen E. Ryan. of Colrado, $500, office OF
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue.
Philip NJ. Crow, OF Ohio, class one, Second Audi.
tors Office
Geo. c. Dougherty, of New York, JAS F. Smith,
OF New York, and Chas. A. Given. OF Virginia, ali
TO class one in Sixth Auditors Office and Chas. A.
Alfred A. Adams OF Tennessee, having served o
satisfactory probationary term OF six months, has
Deen permanently appointed to class one, Second
Auditors Office
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A BASE BALL BARGAIN.

Morris, the Left.Handcd Pitcher Of the
PittsbnrSs, Sold 10 the New York
CLUB.
P1TTsBURG, Pa, July 23.-The reported sale OF
Ed. Norris, the great lert-handed pitcher, to the
New York club was confirmed this morning by
President Nimick. The latter states that the
Pittsburg club received $1,000 for him. "The
management" he says, "were satisfied that Nor
ris would not pitch good ball here on account OF
his cOnviytal habits. since his return from the
Pacific slope his course has been one OF constant
disregard OF our entire commands and even fines
and we had determined some time ago to sell him
at the first opportunity" lie thinks Morris is still
capable OF pitching good ball, was demonstrated
In yesterdays game and that from this time for
ward his work Will equal that OF any pitcher In
the League. There Is q good deal OF disappoint-
ment among the patrons OF the national game In
this city over the release OF the California tw1rler
IL Is the intention OF the management TO appoint
Dalrymple captain OF the team. They are al pres
ent negotiating with two young pitchers, but re-
fuse to give their names.
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PROSPECT OF LIVELY CONTEST BETWEEN THE
EASTERN AND WESTERN TRUNK LINES.
1t was semi-Oficially reported in Chicago yester-
day that the western bOycOtted lines Will retaliate
upon the Eastern trunk lines in such q way as to
compel them to abandon their position on commits
si0ns. Some OF the east-bOund roads are allowed
to make from chicago less rate for both first and
second class passengers to the Atlantic seaboard
than the flrst-ciass lines. The western roads have
Chicago and consequently the weaker Eastern
lines have never secured much passenger trafIic,
consideration whether to put in these differences
at all Western stations and thus give all travellers
q chance to secure the cheap fares. BY doing this
from the New York Central and PENNSYLVANIA
roads which would go TO their rivals. A decision
will be arrived at next week. The project II car
med out, Is expected to cause great confusion
among the Eastern lines.